diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Pdf/Mpdf.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Pdf/Mpdf.php
index 1c6ee30a09..ceb8285b3f 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Pdf/Mpdf.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Pdf/Mpdf.php
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ public function save($filename, int $flags = 0): void
 
         //  Create PDF
         $config = ['tempDir' => $this->tempDir . '/mpdf'];
+        $restoreHandler = false;
+        if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= self::$temporaryVersionCheck) {
+            // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
+            set_error_handler(self::specialErrorHandler(...));
+            $restoreHandler = true;
+            // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
+        }
         $pdf = $this->createExternalWriterInstance($config);
         $ortmp = $orientation;
         $pdf->_setPageSize($paperSize, $ortmp);
@@ -83,9 +90,30 @@ public function save($filename, int $flags = 0): void
         $str = $pdf->Output('', 'S');
         fwrite($fileHandle, $str);
 
+        if ($restoreHandler) {
+            restore_error_handler(); // @codeCoverageIgnore
+        }
         parent::restoreStateAfterSave();
     }
 
+    protected static int $temporaryVersionCheck = 80600;
+
+    /**
+     * Temporary handler for Php8.6 mb_regex_encoding deprecation.
+     *
+     * @codeCoverageIgnore
+     */
+    public function specialErrorHandler(int $errno, string $errstr, string $filename, int $lineno): bool
+    {
+        if ($errno === E_DEPRECATED) {
+            if (preg_match('/Function mb_\w+[(][)] is deprecated since 8[.]6/', $errstr) === 1) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false; // continue error handling
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert inches to mm.
      */